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Join Drew, Nic, and Randy as they review the Beats Studio Buds, and discuss Windows 11 ad nauseam.Join Nic and Randy on their new independent journeys:Nic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwFULxsGRi8&feature=youtu.beRandy: https://www.youtube.com/user/vazquezcorpThe Tailosive Tech Podcast is now in video form on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oRbj9dz5p5IIf you are looking for the Tesla talk, tap this link to be taken to the Tailosive EV Podcast! https://apple.co/2YHJf2a-Rate us in iTunes if you liked the show, or follow us on Twitter to provide us with recommendations and feedback:twitter.com/TailosiveCasttailosive.netTimestamps created by: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOq1QbVKN-gBJGYZaHl0prA0:00: Opening0:20: Drew's Welcome back0:39: Nic's Chins1:00: Randy's beats buds issue2:12: Randy's thoughts on beats buds 13:48: Lighting & USB15:10: Randy's Quick review of new Apple TV remote 15:18: Back to usb C 16:14: Randy got MagSafe Duo19:00: Technology sector of Apple 19:20: Quality of beats vs AirPods 25:15: Drew's summary of Randy's review25:35: Randy's superior hearing26:35: Randy aesthetic of AirPods and beats buds 29:28: Power Beats31:12: Randy's opinion of people buying beats34:28: Drew's guess 34:50: Drew wants to try beats flex37:00: Randy's back to beats 37:40: Drew's appreciation for AirPods Pro's 39:38: Nic's thoughts on color AirPods 40:15: iconic looks 41:10: Drew's suggestion for color AirPods ————————————————————————43:10: Microsoft Event44:00: Nic talks windows 1145:42: Drew calls bs on windows 1046:48: Nic's windows event rant 48:40: Randy's flashback to business school49:26: Back to Nic's rant49:45: Nic appreciation of transitions (Drew and Randy's lost in laughter)51:49: Nic Rants ends52:00: More windows 11 53:25: Randy talks Microsoft Teams56:28: Drew's experience with windows 01:01:47: Windows 11 Compatibility 01:10:13: Randy's view of windows01:17:00: Drew on the Microsoft site01:17:38: Nic & Drew talks on why people don't want to upgrade windowsOS01:19:03: Government computers —————————————————————01:19:20: Closing thoughts 01:19:25: Why Nic doesn't like the windows event 01:19:36: Drew's Easter egg “Magic Keyboard”01:20:49: Randy's first bend on iPad 01:21:54: Drew selling his keyboard case01:23:34: iPadOS 1501:26:05: Randy's closing thoughts01:29:12: Drew's closing thoughts 01:30:40: Nic's Closing thoughts (Nic almost breaks the iPad again & his desk)01:31:25: outro01:31:44: video endsDrew:https://twitter.com/TailosiveTechNic:https://twitter.com/NicAnsuiniRandy:https://twitter.com/RandyVazquezPublished: 06-28-2021, Recorded: 06-26-2021© Tailosive Podcasts 2021 | All Rights Reserved

China is one of the challenging countries to get into. The same speaks truly of the Chinese culture. What benefit would you gain from learning the Chinese culture and tradition? Understanding and learning them improves your way of life and impacts greatly the way you connect and relate with people every day. Nic Doering and AJ Donnelly are the British husband and wife team who co-founded Cultural Keys Chinese Culture Centre, a Beijing-based start-up that teaches traditional Chinese culture to companies and individuals. In this episode, Nic and AJ share their experiences -- both the bad and the good-- living in a challenging country like China. Here, you get to take a glean on how they are making a good time, turning around those difficult situations into opportunities for learning and growth. The mindset they displayed shows a lot of the qualities needed of someone living in a foreign place. That there’s no reason to complain, that it’s better to come from a place of humbleness, of curiosity, and willingness to learn so you have that worthwhile experience of things surrounding you. Most importantly, learn to smile, it always goes a long way. And that, believe there is always a way, there surely is, no matter what your best way is.   What you will learn from this episode: Find out helpful ways you can explore, enjoy, and embrace the Chinese culture and be a successful ex-pat in a challenging country like China Find out the positive qualities to imbibe as ex-pats to get you through the day and treat any difficult situation as an opportunity to learn and be appreciative of the place you are in Learn how to have that leap of faith that no matter what, there will always be people who are willing to help and things will turn out well in the end   “Chinese culture is the most important thing to me. And that's the basis of how I live my life and what we do with our company. We try to let people understand the value that is in traditional Chinese culture and how it can improve their lives.” - Nic Doering and AJ Donnelly   Topics Covered: 01:47 - How Nic came to Beijing 02:26 - AJ recalling how he came and stayed in China 03:30 - Nic comparing Beijing from the place she used to live in the personal and business perspectives 04:06 - Having the convenience of the city just an hour away and a slower more traditional pace and aspect of life in the suburb 05:59 - What gives AJ the idea of starting Cultural Keys 08:33 - How is it like coping with being far away from their place of origin 10:27 - Ways you can be a successful ex-pat in China 12:16 - What to them are the advantages and disadvantages of being an ex-pat 14:53 - How having faith in people turn around difficult situations while living in China for many years  15:59 - There is always a way -- no matter what the best way for you 17:43 - An inconvenient but funny experience they went through as a couple 20:08 - AJ’s funny experience -- mistakenly took what he said as terrorist for a tourist with him arrested for questioning 23:25 - Why Nic would keep a diary if she’s given the chance to go back when she first started in China 25:45 - What's the value in learning Chinese culture?   Key Takeaways: “You live in Beijing city, you're part of that metropolis, that city life. Out here, we have the convenience of the city as an hour down the road but we also have that slower pace of life, and more traditional aspects of life living out here.” - AJ Donnelly “I really want to do something, to help people understand more about China, to access China, because I'm a big believer in the idea that if you understand the culture if you understand the history, you understand the people in the modern world better.” - AJ Donnelly “If you know where you want to go, if you know what you want to achieve, you will find a way to do it. Never believe that there is no way. There sure is.” - AJ Donnelly “I think I wish I'd learned the language before I moved here. That would have made my life infinitely different. I would never have had to rely on other people. And I would always have known what was going on and I think I would have settled in much, much quicker if I'd had the language sooner.” - AJ Donnelly “I would say it's the ability to accept the unpredictable, you can't be afraid of just totally random things, particularly in China. I think that's the key to surviving in a place like China.” - Nic Doering “I think for me, it would be, you know, write things down as a diary or whatever and take more photos. Because I think it's always interesting to sort of look back and see, not only what decisions you made because you probably remember what you decided to do, but you might not remember why you made that decision.” - Nic Doering “I think, in any new situation, it requires a leap of faith, and the vast majority of times it is going to work out for you. Maybe not in the way you thought, but it will.” - Nic Doering   Ways to Connect with Nic Doering and AJ Donnelly:       Website: https://www.culturalkeys.cn/       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aj-donnelly/       Twitter: https://twitter.com/CulturalKeysCN       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culturalkeys/       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CulturalKeysChina?   Ways to Connect with Howard Whiteson:       Website: https://www.wealthwithoutborders.net/       Podcast: https://www.wealthwithoutborders.net/podcast/       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardwhiteson  

About eighty percent of the most popular classical music comes from only twenty percent of all the composers. When working out, twenty percent of the exercises account for eighty percent of the muscle you gain. This is known as the Pareto principle or the 80-20 rule. In e-commerce, 80 percent of your sales often come from only 20 percent of your entire product line.  In this follow-up Under the Hood session with Nic Dillon, we break down the 80-20 rule and discuss why focusing on a few best sellers is much easier—not to mention more profitable—than handling a lot of SKUs.  Nic runs Old Delhi Music, a company that sells traditional Indian musical instruments like sitars and harmoniums.  In this episode, we also talk about how he got past the mom-and-pop manufacturing industry of India in order to scale his business, how his company fared during a year of COVID, and how to manage an offshore team. Timestamps What Old Delhi Music is all about - 02:37 Why Nic started his own factory in India - 4:08 How to streamline a business with a lot of SKUs - 15:04 When the 80-20 rule does not apply - 32:30 How to maintain cohesion in your offshore team and set them up for success - 37:18 How to be someone that people love to work for - 51:10 I’d like to thank Nic for coming back to the show. Check out his awesome collection of high-quality, handcrafted Indian instruments at Old Delhi Music. To sign up for an hour-long coaching session and be featured on the podcast, head over to our Under the Hood registration page. Nic and I talked a bit about how sourcing from China is, in many ways, much easier than sourcing from India. If you’re looking to master the art of importing from the world’s factory, grab a free copy of Dave’s book (pay only for shipping!), Import From China Like a Pro.   Did you like this episode? Give us a pat on the back by leaving us a review over on iTunes. Until the next one, happy selling!

Tocqueville said, “We need to work at making democracy work.” That is the springboard from which this episode begins. Kurtis Lockhart fills in for Mark Lutter as today's host, and our guest is Professor Nic Cheeseman. Nic is a political scientist at the University of Birmingham, and was formerly the head of the African Studies Center at Oxford University. His research focuses on a range of topics, from democracy and elections, to development and institutional change, all of which we will discuss in this episode. Nic is the author or editor of ten books on African Politics, including Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform and How to Rig an Election. Nic shares with us some of the projects he is working on, and we discuss anti-corruption messaging, foreign aid, China in Africa, and redrawing African countries' borders, as well as invisible election rigging, “sweet spot” strategies, and counterfeit democrats. Tune in today! Key Points From This Episode: •   Nic shares the projects that he is working on, including one on elections and COVID. •   Anti-corruption messaging, corruption fatigue, and the need to change incentive structures. •   The value of redesigning messages rather than reinforcing the scale of the problem. •   Nic's concerns about the Department for International Development being merged into the foreign office body. •   The only thing Nic thinks will counter the significance of China in Africa is bigger investment. •   Nic's thoughts on foreign aid serving geopolitical concerns or power competitions. •   What Nic thinks the international development community should prioritize – do less, better. •   How Tocqueville's writings on democracy have helped shape some of Nic's thinking. •   Why Nic believes that Jeffrey Herbst's suggestion to redraw borders in Africa is unfeasible. •   What Nic is interested in about cities, and his views on urbanization, and urban or rural bias. •   What has made Lagos such a successful city and how other African cities can follow suit. •   Why invisible election rigging is one of the biggest challenges to contemporary democracy. •   Sweet spot strategies include gerrymandering, the exclusion of a rival candidate, and so-called subtle violence or intimidation. •   Nic is worried that other governments will learn subtle intimidation and use it to win elections. •   Going from high-level thinking about institutions to actual on-the-ground implementation when one constantly has to worry about “counterfeits.” •   Democracy in Africa's collaboration with The Continent, a free newspaper in partnership with The Mail & Guardian, South Africa. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: https://twitter.com/Fromagehomme (Prof. Nic Cheeseman on Twitter) https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-cheeseman-a57bb292/ (Prof. Nic Cheeseman on LinkedIn) https://profcheeseman.wordpress.com/ (Prof. Nic Cheeseman) https://twitter.com/AfricaDemocracy (Democracy in Africa on Twitter) http://democracyinafrica.org/ (Democracy in Africa) https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Africa-Successes-Political-Approaches/dp/0521138426/ (Democracy in Africa) https://www.amazon.com/How-Rig-Election-Nic-Cheeseman/dp/0300204434 (How to Rig an Election) https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Economy-Elections-Africa-Democracy/dp/110841723X (The Moral Economy of Elections in Africa) https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development (Department for International Development) https://www.amazon.com/Religion-International-Development-Palgrave-Politics/dp/3030382222 (Regional and British International Development Policy)... Support this podcast

Today's guest is Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday, the company Nic set up to track employee happiness, in order to help businesses build a more positive, productive work culture. A statistician by trade but with a background as a therapist, Nic has a slightly weird speciality—happiness—having used it spending the last three decades creating a measure of people's quality of life. Nic firmly believes that measuring happiness kick-starts a process which ultimately builds happiness.In just over 6 years, Nic and the team at Friday have worked with more than 9,000 teams across 1,000 organisations, measuring and improving happiness at work. Happiness is a great proxy for quickly judging how things are in a team at a moment in time—if you're happy at work things are likely to be going well, if you're not happy, they're not. On today's podcast:Why Nic measures happinessHow happiness is an indicator of how content people areThe benefits of increasing happiness among the population of the UKThe link between happiness and political affiliationWhy Friday is the best day of the week to conduct a happiness survey5 ways to increase happiness at workLinks:FridayDaniel Kahneman - Thinking, Fast and SlowMaslow's hierarchy of needs

"All the best stuff is on the other side of fear" J. Nichole SmithIn the last episode of season 4, Nichole talks about her journey of overcoming fear, doing it anyway, and why you should do it, too! More specifically, Nic reveals why she and her husband gave their daughter the middle name of Danger, what challenges she had to face when she came to the UK, and ultimately why a specific song had such an impact on her and how it can benefit to you as well. What you will hear in this episode:· 0:32 – Happy holidays! · 1:51 - Feel the fear and do it anyway· 3:24 – Why Nic and her husband decided to give their daughter the middle name of Danger· 5:36 - The desire to avoid discomfort and how Nic fought against it· 8:14 - Nic's move to the UK and the challenges that came with it · 14:05 – Why “Do It Anyway”, a song by Martina McBride, had such an impact on Nic· 14:47 - The lyrics of the song· 16:27 – The message Nic wants to leave you with· 18:11 – What to do if you want to give as a Christmas giftEpisode links:Susan Jeffers’ book, Feel the Fear and Do It Anywayhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Fear-Anyway-Indecision-Confidence/dp/0091907071/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IPUC1X2BDFSE&keywords=feel+the+fear+and+do+it+anyway&qid=1576003664&s=books&sprefix=feel+the+fear+an%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-1 Lyrics of “Do It Anyway” by Martina McBridehttps://www.metrolyrics.com/do-it-anyway-lyrics-martina-mcbride.html More on this topic from me (and photos of Brazil!)https://workingwithdog.com/the-possible-project/ Magic Makers Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/magicmakershq See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"If you want to achieve your big dreams, you've got to put yourself in the way of opportunities. This will require getting out of your PJs and leaving your house once in a while." J. Nichole SmithToday, our host, Nichole explains how to jumpstart your momentum by building relationships! Stay tuned and find out why Nic never uses the word "Networking" for creating new contacts, how Nic made an amazing connection, why mutual friends are valuable, how to approach people online, and ultimately why you should just do it! In addition, you will learn about Nic’s mastermind, the new opening of her membership called “Working with Dog”, and Dynamite Circle membership, definitely worth checking it out! What you will hear in this episode:· 0:32 – The message that was a very important part of Nichole’s growth · 3:01 – The piece of advice that Nic got really early in her career · 4:30 – Why Nic prefers “Building Relationships” over “Networking” · 5:25 – What it really means to build your relationships and where you can do it · 7:19 – An example of an amazing connection that our host made · 8:42 – All you need to know about networking events · 9:42 - Making connections online and the importance of mutual friends· 13:16 – The advantages of the membership sites· 14:17 – Nic’s mastermind and the new opening of her membership called “Working with Dog”· 15:24 – Dynamite Circle membership · 16:08 – Just do it! · 17:36 – The message Nic wants to leave you with· 18:39 – Tips to make that first introduction· 22:41 – Let’s continue our conversion at our Facebook group! Episode links:Mastermindhttps://go.jnicholesmith.com/mastermind Working with DogPlanning Challenge:https://workingwithdog.com/planning-challenge/Join/Waitlist: https://workingwithdog.com/join Dynamite Circlehttps://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/Magic Makers Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/magicmakershq See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's guest is Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday, the company Nic set up to track employee happiness, in order to help businesses build a more positive, productive work culture. A statistician by trade but with a background as a therapist, Nic has a slightly weird speciality—happiness—having used it spending the last three decades creating a measure of people's quality of life. Nic firmly believes that measuring happiness kick-starts a process which ultimately builds happiness. In just over 6 years, Nic and the team at Friday have worked with more than 9,000 teams across 1,000 organisations, measuring and improving happiness at work. Happiness is a great proxy for quickly judging how things are in a team at a moment in time—if you're happy at work things are likely to be going well, if you're not happy, they're not. On today's podcast: Why Nic measures happiness How happiness is an indicator of how content people are The benefits of increasing happiness among the population of the UK The link between happiness and political affiliation Why Friday is the best day of the week to conduct a happiness survey 5 ways to increase happiness at work Links: Friday Daniel Kahneman - Thinking, Fast and Slow Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Nic Yeeles is the co-founder & CEO of Peg.co, an end-to-end software platform that powers influencer marketing for 1,700+ leading brands & agencies, across 169 countries. At just 12 years old, Nic started making videos as a hobby. He has since founded a video production company, a creative agency and co-ran the fastest growing YouTube channel in the world (gaining ~100m views) prior to building Peg. Along the way he’s worked with major global brands including Sony Music, Unilever, Adidas and Microsoft, as well as working with high profile online and offline personalities including Simon Cowell, Skrillex and Zoella. In his spare time he hosts Ponder Wanders, where he brings together the brilliant minds of deep thinking entrepreneurs, scientists, writers and more, to discuss some of the toughest philosophical questions facing humanity over long walks in the countryside.  Show highlights 1:51 Nic introduces himself and Peg the company he co-founded. 5:48 Why Nic believes influencer marketing is becoming more performance focussed. 6:49 Nic's thoughts on the democratization of influence. 8:25 Removing content stimuli. 13:21 Why the EU's Article 13 could be "devastating" for YouTube and creators. 17:43 Is YouTube trying to be more like Netflix and abandoning creators? 21:25 Why YouTubers develop a deep connection with their audience. 26:30 Nic's experience of learning to code and the benefits of it. 31:03 Nic's predictions on the future of influencer marketing over the next 12 months and the next five years. 36:55 Quickfire three: Nic's favourite city, meal and quote. 38:18 The one book Nic recommends everyone should read. Resources/people/articles mentioned in the podcast Peg Nic on LinkedIn Article 13 The Power of Glamour book Superfreakonomics (Amazon) Nic's book recommendation How to Win Friends and Influence People How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleEnglishFirst Edition View on Amazon

On this weeks show we talk to Nic Morgan of Creative Pie Films. We talk creative freedom, drones, Rob Schnieder and so much more. Why Nic is so in love with the moving image and how it has 'tainted' his movie watching experience.  Nic gives his tips on how to start out in video if its new to you or your business and how mobile has changed the video landscape. We also get his views on clean polished video content vs insta story ''real life'' video?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/acrradio/message

For over 15 years, Nic Hahn has worked with students of all ages in various schools and districts around the Midwestern US-- and if there’s one thing she’s discovered, it’s the importance of community in teaching art.  She started a blog called Mini Matisse in 2010 to connect parents to the art projects that were coming home in the hands of their children, but the online connection was just the beginning.  Her quest to bring people with interest and experience with students thirsty to try new forms of art has sparked local, nationwide, and international interest and participation-- demonstrating that the invitation to create is universal and that we all have a lot to learn from one another. Show Highlights: What prompted Nic to create her blog, Mini Matisse How often she creates blog posts, and what her philosophy on blogging is like The ways blogging has impacted Nic’s teaching Nic shares her favorite community art projects, and why they’re important Ways to proactively manage emotionally challenging art lessons with students Tips for engaging families and volunteers in art class support How to find and support classroom volunteers Unexpected benefits of having volunteers come in to support students Tips and advice for teachers starting a community-driven art learning program Nic explains what an Artist’s Trading Card is How Nic’s classrooms began trading art with schoolchildren in Japan Nic shares her artistic inspirations Why Nic named her daughter Matisse   Links Mentioned in the Show:   Community Project from Mini-Matisse Bit-O-Bios on Teachers Pay Teachers Artist Trading Card Project on Mini-Matisse Lisa Congdon Art Project on Mini-Matisse Mini Matisse Instagram - @minimatisseart Twitter - @minimatisse RSVP

They say niching has its perks. It’s more marketable and profitable. Although that may be true, entrepreneurs are full of ideas. And it’s through business they have most freedom to express themselves. No wonder picking one niche feels counterintuitive.   On the other side of niching, you’ll find Nic. Sure, they share the same first 3 letters but that’s where similarities end. Nic Peterson found a way to transform perpetual learning into success throughout multiple markets —just by staying two small steps ahead of his audience. Listen to Nic’s journey for all the empowerment you need to break the mold and pivot into profit.   Episode Topics Why experts aren't good at making money Getting people to do what's best for them without telling them it's best for them Making a living from learning Improving your BS meter The art of influence Why Nic doesn’t spend time learning to market Why strategy is more important than tactics How Nic’s Relentless program is changing lives Trust building and charging peace-of-mind tax to the right demographic Determining what to learn vs what not to learn How Nic learned persuasion without the internet Benefits of multi-disciplinary learning Scaling from $20 to $120 an hour Leveraging communication skills to profit   [4:59] Starting line: During his Freshman year in college, Nic had plans to play football. He trained alongside NFL-bound athletes with Joe DeFranco in New Jersey.   [6:13] Realizing potential: His passion for football fizzled while his appreciation for the process of body building strengthened.   [10:18] Cut from the team: Nic was fired after staff noticed a drop in productivity —he’d been preoccupied trying to uncover what DeFranco knew that he didn’t.   [11:38] Right place, right time: He happened to be around when Joe DeFranco's Strong documentary was being filmed and grew a big following.   [17:01] Making connections: Offered half ownership of a gym and soon after opened his own.   [19:52] Innate talent: “I've partnered with Ph.D.'s, medical doctors...people that have a hard time meeting people where they're at. They recognize that it's an important skill and they don't have it.”   [21:39] Against all odds: Someone told him he'd ‘get eaten alive’ if he opened a gym in Vero Beach. So, he opened a gym in Vero Beach.   [22:33] “You need to learn how to communicate with people and influence them to do things or you’ll live your life in a gym bathroom with a train going by every 5 minutes.”   [23:00] Sleeping on his gym’s bathroom floor, Nic passed the time reading self-help books. “There was nothing to do but read and reflect.”   [26:38] Getting people to do what's best for them without telling them it's best for them.   [27:56] The Relentless program: Gives new perspective on what health and wellness really is.   [31:27] Raising prices and marketing: Initially, hourly sessions ranged from $15-$20. After watching other programs and industries and defining a value proposition, rates increased to $120/session.   34:02 Trust building: “People will pay for the peace of mind. If they got an answer from me or my staff, then they could take it to the bank.”   [36:27] The swelling tide raises all ships: “I know me trying to do something I'm not qualified to do doesn't help anybody. What is the best chance that everybody benefits?”   [38:23] Honing your craft: Master to the point of practical application and understand the fundamentals. “When you learn multiple disciplines, your BS meter is really sensitive!”   [39:02] Benefits of learning and mastering: “Things that don’t make sense become easier to detect.”   [42:01] Expert’s Corner: Determining what to learn and what not to learn Ask yourself: What do I need to know in life to improve my life? How do I become more aware of where other people are? How do I accept where people are instead of judging? How can I help graduate them to where they can make better decisions for themselves? What is nobody else doing?   [43:06] What Nic’s learning next: psychology “It's a stress reliever. It's so much easier to accept that people are the way they are than get pissed off and judge them and moralize about it.”     Connect with Nic RelentlessPodcast.com The High-Performance Lab Facebook Group     Subscribe to the Experts Unleashed YouTube Channel for exclusive video trainings and content. Join our Facebook group  where you’ll find thousands of fellow experts plus access to hangouts and webinars to support you on your journey.   Want Joel's personal help to develop, launch, or scale your business? Contact him directly for private consulting opportunities.

Nic is currently the GM for Adidas Group North America Direct-to-Consumer. A veteran in the retail industry, Nic has been with the brand almost 8 years and has held roles of increasing responsibility during his tenure. He is highly knowledgeable about the sporting goods industry and is best known for the turnaround of a bankrupt brick and mortar business, making it one of our most profitable channels year over year. Here are the highlights of our conversation with our guest: Why Nic is most passionate about the aspect of helping people achieve their goals and how this drive started. He shared how this value was embedded to him when he was a kid and stuck until he is 44. The underlying trend from his career transitions -- from Hollywood Entertainment Corporation to Target to Adidas -- and the secret sauce of how he managed to balance relationships and business. Nic goes through the process in identifying a person’s personal goals and how you can align it with company’s values starting with being a great listener, asking the appropriate questions and reading people’s non-verbal cues. Nic’s main focus items in his role as GM for Adidas Group North America including creating the vision and cultivating the culture within the organization (The Brand Guardian). The unique things that he is doing for the organization which makes him an outlier emphasizing on how he is flipping the traditional paradigm upside down in terms of the importance of roles. How Adidas transitioned to mobile and how mobile turned their world around especially with how information is passed on with lighting speed. The biggest hurdles that Nic is trying to overcome with the transformation that is happening in the industry and why innovation is a core ability that companies should have in order to cope up with all the changes. The initial pain points in the world of Direct-to-Consumer: being average in demand fulfillment, below average in mobile and below average in terms of connectivity to the ecosystem. How they are keeping themselves up to date with the evolving technology such as creating a newsroom with skilled individual tracking sites, buzz words and the works; and developing apps for music to make the consumers become part of the brand and help them move the brand forward. Nick believes that the future of mobile is already here and he expounds on what he thinks will come next.